Description

To fulfill this mission, the Global Master of Business Administration (GMBA) is a two years English MBA program. To keep up with the trend of business globalization, the Global Master of Business Administration (GMBA) emphasizes on the nurturing of professionals in the globalized business management field. All the courses are conducted in English. The main goal is to

Educate the students who are leaders or talents in different fields to possess the international communication abilities.

Input diverse wide-range knowledge of business and management to study and discuss various types of business related topics and subjects.

To provide the students an environment to grow the leadership characteristics and ethics.

The GMBA Program was ranked as “highly recommended” by the reviewers summoned by Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan on behalf of the Ministry of Education of Taiwan in 2011. We also provide scholarship for the students. The maximum length for a recipient to receive the scholarship is two years for master’s student.

On the basis of this framework, the courses are designed by integrating the knowledge about business and management from a diverse and wide-range aspect instead of a focused and narrow-range course structure. We are practical oriented and stress on case study and analyses. Also, the international students from countries around the world study at GMBA program together enhance the exchanges and communications in a global manner; this advances the experience sharing activities on business running and management in different levels.

Curriculum

In accordance with the frequent business activities across the Strait, the active developments of the technology industry, and the on-the-corner approach of the globalization, the GMBA programme endeavours to expand the University and Industry Liaison System from national business to international business to cooperate with the overall development of the business industry. Special attention is also paid to the development of the service industry in the 21st century, the research and practice of business automation, the management and marketing of mass-sale supermarkets and shopping centres, and the marketing of service industries. The GMBA programme will produce management professionals with a global view of business with practical experience as well as solid theory foundation in business running and administration. Moreover, the implementation of the GMBA program will explore the possibilities of further academic cooperation with other schools around the world and aim to establish a cooperative relationship with businesses both domestically and internationally.

Features

All courses are taught in English. This aims to diversify students’ business administration skills, such as systematized, computerized, scientific management technology and research methods, to enhance ideas sharing among students from different countries all over the world in order to further upgrade them to an even better level of absorbing international management experiences.

Focus is placed on providing diverse business knowledge for students as to produce all-round professionals in international management filed. Students are given various choices of course selection to meet their personal aims and needs academically.

Great attention is paid to experience sharing on management strategy practices. The field trip to enterprises is arranged every semester.

Assistance is offered to Taiwanese students to apply for studying at STUST’s sister schools to gain credits or program degrees to experience being an international student.

With courses offered by the GMBA program, graduates are expected be highly competitive in looking for the positions in international businesses, and have more potential in their careers.

Achievements

The courses of the MBA program focus on the professional knowledge of business administration, so as to endow students with the basic ability to analyse and solve business problems. Attention is paid to the theory and practice of management of information system, practice training, case study especially to develop students’ capability in system thinking and innovation.

The course design falls into four categories including business administration, operation and logistics management, hi-tech business management and innovation management which meet the need of contemporary international businesses.

Based on various research interests, the program gives diverse elective courses to cultivate students in different aspects of business running.

Future Prospects

The GMBA students are outstanding talents that come from every possible field domestically and internationally. On this background, the GMBA graduates will be highly competitive in the international market and be capable of holding manager positions in big corporations. This diversifies the career opportunities. Graduates can also turn to pursue a further study for doctoral degree in administrating fields in Taiwan or abroad. With the language proficiencies trained from courses taught in English at the GMBA programme, the chance for admissions will relatively higher.

Program Structure

First Year

Fall Semester

Obligatory

Marketing Management

Organization & Management

Financial Management

Statistical Methods

Elective

Spoken Chinese (1A)

Seminar on Service Management

Management Information Systems

Spring Semester

Obligatory

Managerial Accounting

Business Research Methods

Managerial Economics

Elective

Spoken Chinese (1B)

International Business Management

Statistical Data Analytic Methods

Seminar in Taiwan's Economic and Industry Development

Second Year

Fall Semester

Obligatory

Production and Operations Management

Strategic Management

Elective

Supply Chain Management

Human Captial Management and Development

Spring Semester

Obligatory

Corporate Governance and Business Ethics

Elective

Seminar on Customer Relationship Management

E-Business

1. All students are required to take 50-credit courses and 6-credit thesis to complete GMBA program. The 50 course credits include obligatory courses (30 credits) and elective courses (20 credits)

2. For the assurance of learning quality, all students should take courses no more than 15 credits (language courses excluded) per semester. Students should take at least 3 credits per semester in the first two years.

3. International students are required to take Chinese Language Course for the first two semesters. Local students are required to take English Course.

4. All local students are required to take 3-credit English Language Courses during the first summer section and the first school year. The English credits are not acknowledged for International students. The English Courses include (1) (4hours/1credit during the summer section), English Course (2)(6 hours/1 credits in the first semester), and English Course (3)(6 hours/1credit in the second semester.)

5. International students who have passed the Test of Chinese as a Foreign Language (TOCFL, formerly TOP) or The Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) at Beginner level can be exempt from Chinese Courses. Local students with a TOEFL ibt score (71) or another equivalent English test can be exempt from English Courses. The total credits for graduation must meet the requirement specified in Remark 1.

6. All elective courses are subject to change. New courses are possibly added, or the course hour may be adjusted.

7. Graduation grade point is calculated by the average of the course grade average and the thesis grade.

Entry Requirements

For Domestic Students

Requirements: Meet One of the Two Requirements as Follows Below

A). Have more than two years of full-time work experience and provide a certificate. Internships, part-time work or extra curricular activities may be included as work experience for applicants who have less working experiences than required.

B). Applicants who are graduating students of the year need to perform in the top 40% academically OR have more than two-year working experiences of in-school internship, part-time job or extra curriculum activities.

Application or Examination

1. Application Admission

Interview (50%).

Documents Review (50%): Working Experience & Profession Performance.

Application shall be taken around every December. The confirmed date is subject to the school calendar every academic year.

2. Examination Admission:

Exam Subject (50%): English.

Documents Review (50%): Working Experience & Profession Performance.

Exam shall be taken around every March. The confirmed date is subject to the school calendar every academic year.

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